Weekend Domestic Box Office August 15, 1986
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | The Fly | $7,000,423 | 1,195 | $5,858 | $7,000,423 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Armed and Dangerous | $4,348,276 | 1,552 | $2,802 | $4,348,276 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Aliens | $4,303,173 | -26% | 1,302 | $3,305 | $55,001,488 | 31 | |
| 4 | (2) | The Karate Kid, Part II | $3,341,527 | -9% | 1,570 | $2,128 | $88,759,228 | 59 | |
| 5 | (7) | Nothing in Common | $3,217,097 | +16% | 843 | $3,816 | $13,220,127 | 19 | |
| 6 | (5) | Top Gun | $3,117,183 | -9% | 1,216 | $2,563 | $118,913,341 | 94 | |
| 7 | (6) | Ruthless People | $2,458,257 | -21% | 1,019 | $2,412 | $51,823,249 | 52 | |
| 8 | (new) | Manhunter | $2,204,400 | 779 | $2,830 | $2,204,400 | 3 | ||
| 9 | (4) | One Crazy Summer | $2,017,201 | -41% | 984 | $2,050 | $7,551,316 | 10 | |
| 10 | (10) | Heartburn | $1,640,901 | -35% | 802 | $2,046 | $19,035,123 | 24 | |
| 11 | (3) | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | $1,633,430 | -54% | 1,174 | $1,391 | $16,401,461 | 17 | |
| 12 | (13) | About Last Night... | $1,587,120 | -15% | 880 | $1,804 | $28,424,724 | 48 | |
| 13 | (11) | Flight of the Navigator | $1,534,753 | -38% | 961 | $1,597 | $11,588,324 | 19 | |
| 14 | (12) | Back to School | $1,495,713 | -27% | 910 | $1,644 | $75,711,319 | 66 | |
| 15 | (15) | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | $1,229,605 | -21% | 778 | $1,580 | $56,790,470 | 68 | |
| 16 | (9) | A Fine Mess | $1,114,224 | -57% | 1,148 | $971 | $4,959,839 | 10 | |
| 17 | (8) | Howard the Duck | $1,027,336 | -62% | 914 | $1,124 | $13,410,673 | 17 | |
| 18 | (14) | The Transformers: The Movie | $925,247 | -48% | 990 | $935 | $3,742,365 | 10 | |
| 19 | (16) | Running Scared | $862,262 | -20% | 682 | $1,264 | $32,844,549 | 52 | |
| 20 | (17) | Legal Eagles | $755,173 | -25% | 547 | $1,381 | $45,246,764 | 61 | |
| 21 | (18) | The Great Mouse Detective | $457,026 | -26% | 677 | $675 | $22,847,292 | 47 | |
| 22 | (24) | Mona Lisa | $360,088 | +38% | 103 | $3,496 | $2,820,532 | 66 | |
| 23 | (21) | A Room with a View | $358,351 | +24% | 100 | $3,584 | $9,130,744 | 164 | |
| 24 | (25) | Stand by Me | $254,428 | +1% | 16 | $15,902 | $665,620 | 10 | |
| 25 | (23) | Short Circuit | $243,122 | -9% | 257 | $946 | $40,456,961 | 101 | |
| 26 | (19) | Haunted Honeymoon | $209,367 | -57% | 314 | $667 | $7,087,393 | 24 | |
| 27 | (new) | The Boy Who Could Fly | $204,461 | 39 | $5,243 | $204,461 | 3 | ||
| 28 | (new) | The Whoopee Boys | $127,141 | 82 | $1,551 | $127,141 | 3 | ||
| 29 | (27) | Labyrinth | $115,692 | -30% | 186 | $622 | $12,729,917 | 52 | |
| 30 | (32) | She's Gotta Have It | $50,499 | +77% | 2 | $25,250 | $107,586 | 10 | |
| 31 | (29) | Belizaire the Cajun | $45,601 | -2% | 16 | $2,850 | $392,100 | 66 | |
| 32 | (28) | Desert Hearts | $42,801 | -18% | 23 | $1,861 | $2,136,685 | 164 | |
| 33 | (30) | Hannah and Her Sisters | $39,462 | -10% | 34 | $1,161 | $35,285,910 | 192 | |
| 34 | (31) | Three Men and a Cradle | $36,231 | -13% | 20 | $1,812 | $1,570,762 | 115 | |
| 35 | (new) | A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later | $25,423 | 1 | $25,423 | $25,423 | 3 | ||
| 36 | (33) | Turtle Diary | $18,150 | -35% | 14 | $1,296 | $2,032,096 | 185 | |
| 37 | (34) | Sincerely Charlotte | $15,902 | +6% | 5 | $3,180 | $137,921 | 31 | |
| 38 | (35) | The Girl in the Picture | $8,608 | -5% | 4 | $2,152 | $65,254 | 40 | |
| Reporting movies: 38 | $48,425,654 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Fly | $7,000,423 | 1,195 | $7,000,423 |
| 2 | Armed and Dangerous | $4,348,276 | 1,552 | $4,348,276 |
| 3 | Aliens | $4,303,173 | 1,302 | $55,001,488 |
| 4 | The Karate Kid, Part II | $3,341,527 | 1,570 | $88,759,228 |
| 5 | Nothing in Common | $3,217,097 | 843 | $13,220,127 |
| 6 | Top Gun | $3,117,183 | 1,216 | $118,913,341 |
| 7 | Ruthless People | $2,458,257 | 1,019 | $51,823,249 |
| 8 | Manhunter | $2,204,400 | 779 | $2,204,400 |
| 9 | One Crazy Summer | $2,017,201 | 984 | $7,551,316 |
| 10 | Heartburn | $1,640,901 | 802 | $19,035,123 |
| 11 | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | $1,633,430 | 1,174 | $16,401,461 |
| 12 | About Last Night... | $1,587,120 | 880 | $28,424,724 |
| 13 | Flight of the Navigator | $1,534,753 | 961 | $11,588,324 |
| 14 | Back to School | $1,495,713 | 910 | $75,711,319 |
| 15 | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | $1,229,605 | 778 | $56,790,470 |
| 16 | A Fine Mess | $1,114,224 | 1,148 | $4,959,839 |
| 17 | Howard the Duck | $1,027,336 | 914 | $13,410,673 |
| 18 | The Transformers: The Movie | $925,247 | 990 | $3,742,365 |
| 19 | Running Scared | $862,262 | 682 | $32,844,549 |
| 20 | Legal Eagles | $755,173 | 547 | $45,246,764 |
| 21 | The Great Mouse Detective | $457,026 | 677 | $22,847,292 |
| 22 | Mona Lisa | $360,088 | 103 | $2,820,532 |
| 23 | A Room with a View | $358,351 | 100 | $9,130,744 |
| 24 | Stand by Me | $254,428 | 16 | $665,620 |
| 25 | Short Circuit | $243,122 | 257 | $40,456,961 |
| 26 | Haunted Honeymoon | $209,367 | 314 | $7,087,393 |
| 27 | The Boy Who Could Fly | $204,461 | 39 | $204,461 |
| 28 | The Whoopee Boys | $127,141 | 82 | $127,141 |
| 29 | Labyrinth | $115,692 | 186 | $12,729,917 |
| 30 | She's Gotta Have It | $50,499 | 2 | $107,586 |
| 31 | Belizaire the Cajun | $45,601 | 16 | $392,100 |
| 32 | Desert Hearts | $42,801 | 23 | $2,136,685 |
| 33 | Hannah and Her Sisters | $39,462 | 34 | $35,285,910 |
| 34 | Three Men and a Cradle | $36,231 | 20 | $1,570,762 |
| 35 | A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later | $25,423 | 1 | $25,423 |
| 36 | Turtle Diary | $18,150 | 14 | $2,032,096 |
| 37 | Sincerely Charlotte | $15,902 | 5 | $137,921 |
| 38 | The Girl in the Picture | $8,608 | 4 | $65,254 |
| Reporting: 38 | $48,425,654 | total | ||